Indie Show Recasts Tara Strong After Twitter Controversy
thegamer.comActor Tara Strong will be recast from the independent animated show Boxtown. This comes as her recent Twitter activity sparks controversy, particularly her liking of a tweet that equated all Muslims to Hamas and ISIS, and also read, "Islam is a real, clear and present danger."
The Boxtown team hasn't explicitly confirmed why it has decided to part ways with Strong, but it is widely assumed to be related to this Twitter controversy. Strong has since unliked the tweet, saying that she only liked it for its condemnation of Hamas, and hadn't read the full post.
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"We will be recasting the role of Bill (previously played by Tara Strong)," writes the Boxtown team from its Twitter account. "The Boxtown team is a diverse team of all stripes. Ms. Strong was fully paid for her work. It's very disappointing that some people continue to spread misinformation and hatred. We do not stand for hatred in any of its forms."
Strong responded to the statement, saying that she wasn't forwarned of her role being recast.
"Just found out on twitter! This is what happens when you help fans get shows made I guess," writes Strong. "Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my family in Israel and in Gaza."
One of the show's writers, Spencer Rothbell, defended Boxtown from the claim that Strong was "fired for being Jewish."
"The other main character is voiced by a jewish person (alex hirsch), the cowriter of the pilot (me) is a jew too…try again! [sic]," says Rothbell. "I had nothing to do with her apparently being recast but this is an absurd claim to make."
Strong liking - and later unliking - an Islamophobic tweet was not the
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